Diagnostic performance of quantitative and qualitative parameters for the diagnosis of aortic graft infection using [18F]-FDG PET/CT.

Ingo EinspielerVictor MergenHeiko WendorffBernhard HallerMatthias EiberMarkus SchwaigerStephan G NekollaMona Mustafa

Published in: Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (2020)

Quantitative analysis by SUVmax and qualitative analysis by VGS are highly effective in the diagnosis of AGI and should be tested as an outcome measure in prospective trials.

Keyphrases

systematic review
aortic valve
left ventricular
high resolution
pulmonary artery
aortic dissection